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Good morning, everyone. Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Here are the stories from today and over the weekend…

All things Senate:

In case you missed it, the latest Siena poll on the Senate races came out yesterday. It shows Trunzo with a double-digit deficit, Stach closing the gap, and Maltese and Rath’s seats still competitive. The Senate Democrats have been taking in hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past few days.

A few overview stories about the GOP’s fight to keep the senate majority.

Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith vows to share power if Democrats take the majority.

Paterson blames Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos for his decision to join the Senate fight. Skelos says that Paterson is “more partisan” than former Gov. Eliot Spitzer. Michael Gormley breaks down the Senate races and writes that Republicans are “smiling” despite the “Democratic year.” (This was written before the last Siena poll came out Sunday.)

Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous’ political clout is riding on the Senate fight for the majority.
The 31-31 tie in the state Senate would mean chaos, if history is any indication.

Kathy Konst, who is challenging Sen. Dale Volker, has endured “salacious tabloid crap” in her bid.

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